"""the American family at its most complicated, drawn as simple cartoons. It's this neat paradox that makes millions of people turn away from the three big networks on Sunday nights to concentrate on The Simpsons."" Tucker would also describe the show as a ""pop-cultural phenomenon, a prime-time cartoon show that appeals to the entire family."" On February 9, 1997, ""The Simpsons"" surpassed ""The Flintstones"" with the episode ""The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"" as the longest-running prime-time animated series in the United States. In 2004, ""The Simpsons"" replaced ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"" (1952 to 1966) as the"
"longest-running sitcom (animated or live action) in the United States. In 2009, ""The Simpsons"" surpassed ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet""s record of 435 episodes and is now recognized by ""Guinness World Records"" as the world's longest running sitcom (in terms of episode count). In October 2004, ""Scooby-Doo"" briefly overtook ""The Simpsons"" as the American animated show with the highest number of episodes (albeit under several different iterations). However, network executives in April 2005 again cancelled ""Scooby-Doo"", which finished with 371 episodes, and ""The Simpsons"" reclaimed the title with 378 episodes at the end of their seventeenth season. In May"
"into a film. The script was re-written over a hundred times, and this creativity continued after animation had begun in 2006. The film was a box office success, and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. ""The Simpsons"" eventually became the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed ""Gunsmoke"" as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the show has broadcast episodes and its 30th season started airing on September 30, 2018. When producer James L. Brooks was working on the television variety show ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for the"
"published by British newspaper ""The Daily Telegraph"". He received the 2,459th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 2012. Matt Groening Matthew Abraham Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor. He is the creator of the comic strip ""Life in Hell"" (1977–2012) and the television series ""The Simpsons"" (1989–present), ""Futurama"" (1999–2003, 2008–2013), and ""Disenchantment"" (2018–present). ""The Simpsons"" is the longest-running U.S. primetime-television series in history and the longest-running U.S. animated series and sitcom. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of ""Life in Hell"" to the avant-garde"
"show. The celebration ended on January 10, 2010 (almost 20 years after ""Bart the Genius"" aired on January 14, 1990), with ""The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!"", a documentary special by documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock that examines the ""cultural phenomenon of ""The Simpsons"""". As of the twenty-first season (2009–2010), ""The Simpsons"" became the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, having surpassed ""Gunsmoke"". On April 29, 2018, ""The Simpsons"" also surpassed ""Gunsmoke""s 635-episode count with the episode ""Forgive and Regret."" ""The Simpsons"" has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 31 Primetime Emmy"
"The Simpsons (franchise) The Simpsons is an American animated comedy franchise whose eponymous family consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons were created by cartoonist Matt Groening for a series of animated shorts that debuted on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" on Fox on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into ""The Simpsons"", a half-hour prime time show that was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). The popularity of ""The Simpsons"" has made it a billion-dollar merchandising and"
"Matt Groening Matthew Abraham Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor. He is the creator of the comic strip ""Life in Hell"" (1977–2012) and the television series ""The Simpsons"" (1989–present), ""Futurama"" (1999–2003, 2008–2013), and ""Disenchantment"" (2018–present). ""The Simpsons"" is the longest-running U.S. primetime-television series in history and the longest-running U.S. animated series and sitcom. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of ""Life in Hell"" to the avant-garde ""Wet"" magazine in 1978. At its peak, the cartoon was carried in 250 weekly newspapers. ""Life in Hell"" caught the attention of"
"""The Simpsons"" (the longest-running cartoon on Fox and the network's first primetime animated series, which predated the lineup by 16 years), ""King of the Hill"" (which predated the lineup by eight years) and ""Family Guy"" (which predated the lineup by six years, and was revived as a series three years after its 2002 cancellation as a result of newfound popularity through reruns on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup and sales of the first, second, and third-season episodes on DVD). Beginning in the fall of 2014, the Animation Domination block was replaced with ""Sunday Funday"" with the addition of live-action comedies"
"to stories previously done on ""The Simpsons"" and in ""The Simpsons Movie"". During its original airing on the Fox network in the United States on February 19, 2012, the episode was watched by about 5.77 million people and received a in the demographic for adults aged 18–49. Before this broadcast, Fox promoted the 500th episode milestone by arranging an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest continuous television viewing. A hundred fans of ""The Simpsons"" were invited to watch a marathon of the series' episodes, starting on February 8, 2012. The record was broken 86 hours and 37"
"won dozens of awards, including 24 Emmy Awards, 26 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. ""Time"" magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named it the 20th century's best television series. A film version grossed over half a billion dollars worldwide. On February 26, 2009, Fox renewed ""The Simpsons"" for an additional two years, ""...which will secure its place as TV's longest-running prime-time series."" Its 21st season began on September 27, 2009, breaking the 20-season record it once shared with ""Gunsmoke"". The success of ""The Simpsons"" led Fox to develop other animated series aimed at adults, including ""King of the Hill"" (created"
"from 2004 to 2005, ""Scooby-Doo"" held the Guinness World Record for having the most episodes of any animated television series ever produced, a record previously held by and later returned to ""The Simpsons"". ""Scooby-Doo"" was published as holding this record in the 2006 edition of the ""Guinness Book of Records"". In January 2009, entertainment website IGN named ""Scooby-Doo"" #24 on its list of the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows. As with most popular franchises, ""Scooby-Doo"" has been parodied and has done parodies. Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo is an American animated franchise, comprising many animated television series produced from 1969 to the"
"on ""The Tracey Ullman Show""; ranked at a three-way tie for 29th place in the Nielsen ratings, it became a breakout hit and was the first Fox series to break the Top 30. ""The Simpsons"", at 30 years as of 2018, is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-runninAmerican animated program, and in 2009, it surpassed ""Gunsmoke"" as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. That year, Fox also first introduced the documentary series ""Cops"" and crime-focused magazine program ""America's Most Wanted"" (the latter of which debuted as a half-hour series as part of the network's mainly comedy-based Sunday lineup for"
"2007, ""The Simpsons"" reached their 400th episode at the end of the eighteenth season. While ""The Simpsons"" has the record for the number of episodes by an American animated show, other animated series have surpassed ""The Simpsons"". For example, the Japanese anime series ""Sazae-san"" has over 7,000 episodes to its credit. In 2009, Fox began a year-long celebration of the show titled ""Best. 20 Years. Ever."" to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of ""The Simpsons"". One of the first parts of the celebration is the ""Unleash Your Yellow"" contest in which entrants must design a poster for the"
"History of The Simpsons ""The Simpsons"" is an American animated television sitcom starring the animated Simpson family, which was created by Matt Groening. He conceived of the characters in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office and named them after his own family members, substituting ""Bart"" for his own name. The family debuted as shorts on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show called ""The Simpsons"", which debuted on December 17, 1989. The show was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series"
"his own name. The shorts became a part of ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–90). Since its debut on December 17, 1989, episodes of ""The Simpsons"" have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series in terms of seasons and number of episodes. ""The Simpsons Movie"", a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, and grossed over"
"damage although the company denied this and claimed any screen damage was 'user related' and denied warranty claims in Australia. Ben & Jerry's created a ""Simpsons""-themed beer and donut-flavored ice cream, entitled ""Duff & D'oh! Nuts"". Many official or unofficial ""Simpsons"" books such as episode guides have been published. The Simpsons (franchise) The Simpsons is an American animated comedy franchise whose eponymous family consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons were created by cartoonist Matt Groening for a series of animated shorts that debuted on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" on Fox on April 19, 1987. After a"
"The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts are an American animated TV series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety television program ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three seasons, before the characters spun off into ""The Simpsons"", their own half-hour prime-time show. It features Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. The shorts first aired on April 19, 1987 starting with ""Good Night"". The final short to air was ""TV Simpsons"", originally airing on May 14, 1989. ""The Simpsons"" later debuted on"
"new episodes, and is the second season to not have any new episodes airing in February, after the twenty-fifth season (which also aired in a Winter Olympics year). <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 29) The twenty-ninth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" premiered on Fox in the United States on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 20, 2018. On November 4, 2016, ""The Simpsons"" was renewed for seasons 29 and 30. This season marked the show's surpassing ""Gunsmoke"" as the longest-running scripted series in primetime television by number of episodes, with the series' 636th episode ""Forgive and Regret""."
"over a decade. In 1987, ""The Simpsons"", an animated short cartoon segment of ""The Tracey Ullman Show"", debuted. Matt Groening's creation gained its own half-hour series in 1989, the first prime-time animated series since ""The Flintstones"". Although 70 percent of the first episode's animation had to be redone, pushing the series premiere back three months, it became one of the first major hit series for the fledgling Fox network. ""The Simpsons"" caused a sensation, entering popular culture and gaining wide acclaim for its satirical handling of American culture, families, society as a whole, and the human condition. The show has"
"of cavemen and dinosaurs. Jackie Gleason considered suing Hanna-Barbera for copyright infringement, but decided not to because he didn't want to be known as ""the man who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air"". The show ran for an amazing six seasons, becoming the longest-running animated show in American prime time TV history, a ratings and merchandising success and the top-ranking animated program in syndication history until being beaten out by ""The Simpsons"" in 1996. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, but its reputation eventually improved and is now considered a classic. In 1961, ""The Yogi Bear Show"", the studio's"
"8 pm. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top 20 programs until 1964. The television series remains the longest-running primetime live-action series of the 20th century. , it had the highest number of scripted episodes for any U.S. primetime, commercial, live-action television series. On April 29, 2018, ""The Simpsons"" surpassed ""Gunsmoke"" for the most scripted episodes. Some TV fans question its position as having the longest run. Some foreign-made"
"The Simpsons discography ""The Simpsons"" is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening that has aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company since December 1989. It is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, and many aspects of the human condition. The popularity of ""The Simpsons"" led to the release of the 1990 double platinum album ""The Simpsons Sing the Blues"", which contains original songs performed by the"
"the producers one night offering to write Bart a number one single and do a guest spot on the show, which is how ""Do the Bartman"" came about. Jackson eventually guest-starred in the episode ""Stark Raving Dad"". The album ""The Simpsons Sing the Blues"" peaked at #3 on the ""Billboard"" 200, making it the highest charting ""Simpsons"" album.<ref name=""Billboard""> History of The Simpsons ""The Simpsons"" is an American animated television sitcom starring the animated Simpson family, which was created by Matt Groening. He conceived of the characters in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office and named them after his"
"The Simpsons (season 29) The twenty-ninth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" premiered on Fox in the United States on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 20, 2018. On November 4, 2016, ""The Simpsons"" was renewed for seasons 29 and 30. This season marked the show's surpassing ""Gunsmoke"" as the longest-running scripted series in primetime television by number of episodes, with the series' 636th episode ""Forgive and Regret"". The season features guest appearances from Norman Lear, Martin Short, Ray Liotta and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. In addition, Bill Plympton animated a sixth couch gag in ""3 Scenes Plus a"
"The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for"
"things and Julian Assange was a dare."" To promote the 500th episode milestone, the Fox network, which airs ""The Simpsons"", attempted to break the Guinness World Record for longest continuous television viewing by arranging a marathon screening of the show's episodes at Hollywood & Highland. The record of 86 hours, six minutes, and 41 seconds was set in 2010 when three people watched all episodes of the Fox show ""24"". A hundred fans were selected to participate in the ""Simpsons"" marathon, which was also a contest to determine which fan could last the longest into the marathon. The screening started"
"is the first television series still in production to receive this recognition. The stamps, designed by Matt Groening, were made available for purchase on May 7, 2009. Approximately one billion were printed, but only 318 million were sold, costing the Postal Service $1.2 million. The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and"
"Jump Street"". The animation industry had experienced a decline in the 1980s. In 1987, ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" premiered with mild success. During this time, a series of short cartoons originally intended to be bumpers gained a following with young and old audiences, and Fox ordered thirteen episodes of a new animated television series based on these, titled ""The Simpsons"". When ""The Simpsons"" premiered in December 1989, the series was instantly popular. Merchandise featuring the show’s breakout character Bart Simpson has accumulated over US$1 billion in sales. ""The Simpsons"" was the first successful primetime animated series since ""The Flintstones"", paving"
"The Longest Daycare Maggie Simpson in ""The Longest Daycare"", or simply The Longest Daycare, is a 2012 American traditionally animated 3D comedy short film based on the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". In the film, Maggie Simpson is enrolled at a new daycare facility where she squares off with the foul-tempered Baby Gerald when she befriends a caterpillar. The short originated with ""Simpsons"" producer James L. Brooks, who enlisted long-time veteran of the series, David Silverman, to direct the film. The picture was written by producers Brooks, Al Jean, David Mirkin, writers Michael Price and Joel H. Cohen, as well"
"episode ""Kamp Krusty"", to mark ""The Simpsons"" surpassing ""The Flintstones"" as the longest-running animated series. Roy calls Homer and Marge Mr. and Mrs. S, which echoes Fonzie calling the Cunninghams ""Mr. and Mrs. C"" on ""Happy Days"". Later, he decides to move in with ""two sexy ladies"", recalling Jack Tripper in ""Three's Company"". Homer hiding in the closet to hear what the network executives were planning to do with Poochie is a reference to Jay Leno reportedly eavesdropping on a conversation between NBC executives on whether he or David Letterman would replace Johnny Carson as the host of ""The Tonight"
"Animals included Lisa on their list of the ""Most Animal-Friendly TV Characters of All Time"". Yeardley Smith won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992, and in 2000, Lisa and her family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ""The Simpsons"" uses a floating timeline in which the characters do not have physical ages; as such, Lisa is always depicted as 7–8 years old. The show itself is perpetually set in the year of broadcast (except for occasional flashbacks and flashforwards). In several episodes, events have been linked to specific time periods, although this"
"the award for ""Best Writing in an Animated Television Production."" The Seemingly Never-Ending Story ""The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"" is the 13th episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> 17th season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 12, 2006. The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). At the 34th Annie Awards, episode writer Ian Maxtone-Graham won the award for ""Best Writing in an Animated Television Production."" The episode is notable for containing many levels of nested storytelling, much like The NeverEnding Story which the title references. While"
"the shorts were divided into three or four parts, but in the third season they were played as a single story. Tracey Ullman later filed a lawsuit, claiming that her show was the source of ""The Simpsons""' success and therefore should receive a share of the show's profit. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network. The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts are an American animated TV series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety television program ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three seasons, before the characters spun off into ""The Simpsons"", their own half-hour prime-time show."